Budget 2014: A mixed bag for property sector

PROPERTY firms in the region have expressed disappointment that Chancellor George Osborne didn’t act on their calls to reform business rates.

Mark Clapham, director of rating at Lambert Smith Hampton in Birmingham, said: “The Chancellor announced that this is a budget for ‘makers, doers and savers’, but what about commercial property landlords, developers and occupiers?

“George Osborne’s decision to extend the business rate discounts for companies in enterprise zones is a welcome mov... You can carry on reading TheBusinessDesk.com for free, but you have reached the maximum number of pages an unregistered user can view. To register for an account, click here or login below...